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  1. haplain

    Macintosh Portable Demo Unit

    Posted photos of my prototype board here (viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22358&start=50)
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    I'll post photos of the case and the other prototype parts for this machine later. Just got the board back from uniserver... thanks dude!
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    Thanks I appreciate that. 10" all around on the glass 1/2 thick. The etching is about 1/4" deep I have no idea how it's done. The etching is immaculate the then hand painted after. Even the original bulbs in it :)
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    When I bought this it was really in good shape. All the corners are perfect. I couldn't let it go. There were some blemishes so I got a nice drill out and went at it. Overall I'm really pleased. There's a few small imperfections but compared to when I go it, it's great.
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    For anyone interested, I'm on this weeks retromaccast podcast with James and John. I repped this site pretty hard, check it out :)
  6. haplain

    Macintosh Portable Demo Unit

    I've got a pre-production/prototype M5120. Maybe uniserver can take a pic before he sends it back. My case has no markings on it whatsoever aka FCC approval or even a model number. The board is number 100 off the line and as a prototype/developers ROM chip with the word "Espirit" on it which was...
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    Didn't have a chance to try that ROM chip yet but I will soon. I wanted to post the photos of this TAM FATBACK so people can see it. Anyone ever seen one like this? It's a little hard to see, but I tried, to capture the bronze color that TAM is on the inside. You can see the difference in...
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    They both have very distinctive tones. They are entirely different from one another. The previous prototype TAM you did makes the standard TAM bong but the "new" one makes a noise I've frankly never heard, just because my experience with the 6xxx series is next to nothing. I just need to pop...
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/kgquhur2vl1d25g/Prototype%20TAM%20Chime.mov
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    It's a video but how can I share it?
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    I'm at it again: I truly believe this is the first working TAM ever built. Thanks uniserver for the help!!! I got it from my buddy who worked on the project. The color, texture and everything about the plastic/paint is special. The front doesn’t have labeled ports. You can see how the mold for...
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    Oh yes, I'm absolutely serious. I've got it all in a manila envelope and rotating through my museum...
  13. haplain

    Got a Macintosh Portable today.

    Just get some better gasket material from McMaster-Carr and cut your own. You can get some quality material that won't break down. A razor blade, a still hand, and some time should be able to fix that.
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    But of course I do! I've got the original prints from the original house, and the artist's rendition of the remodel, a copy of the deed, a hand written contract (written by Steve himself), a document called Apple vs. Jobs. sent to his NeXT address, etc. Who knew that folder contained such...
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    Oh no trust me, having seen the house, I was so sad to hear it was gone. And agreed lets not start an argument but if someone actually cared about saving the house, Steve tried to give it away for many, many years. No one took him up on it because of the amount of $ it would have cost to repair...
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    Well yeah it's 16 years too soon but just adds a little more insanity to something that's fairly unbelieveable as is. I mean I have sentiments to both sides. On one hand someone could argue out of anyone in the world Steve could afford to fix the house. The thing is though people can't be...
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    What's even scarier is look at the date... 9/11
  18. haplain

    haplain's never-ending quest

    I'll check it out and see what I can find. I believe my iPhone 1st gen still has the sim card in it. I'll see what happens. Hey, look what I found among some documents I have... I've literally had these for over 7 years. I thought I'd checked everything out but I guess I didn't look too well...
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    The coolest friend ever
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    haplain's never-ending quest

    OS
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